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This title packs a lot of information into
one volume....The strengths of this book are its conciseness and
organization and its excellent annotated bibliography.
Library Journal (print)
World War II was the greatest single catastrophe humankind has
inflicted upon itself. Few people alive at the time escaped its
impact, and its consequences will continue to shape our future.
This guide is designed to help students and general readers to understand
the causes, interrelated events, and implications of the war and
to provide a wealth of material for research, including: 16 primary
documents, lengthy biographical sketches of important figures in
the war, and an annotated bibliography. A detailed chronology of
events traces the history of the war, while an introductory overview
essay puts it in its historical, political, and social context.
Additional topical essays examine: the relations among the Allied
powers and how their decisions affected the shape of the postwar
world; how emerging technology changed the nature of the war; the
effect of the war on the homefront of the warring nations; the importance
of resistance movements in Europe; the impact of the war on the
fifty years that followed. In addition, the online guide provides
the user access to:
- Online teacher lesson plans designed for teaching the content
of this guide
- Multimedia features include original video vignettes – a
mix of archival and documentary footage on the Battle of the
Atlantic, Battle of Britain, Battle of Iwo-Jima, Battle of North
Africa, Battle of Stalingrad, D-Day, The Atomic Bomb, and the
End of World War II.
- Original Document Collection of Great Britain and United
States Diplomatic Correspondence, 1933-1945
- Franklin Roosevelt's Safe Files, 1933-1945 (formerly classified
material)
- Document collection from the Pearl Harbor Congressional Investigation
Hearings, released July 20, 1946
- Interactive site on the appropriateness of Japanese American
wartime internment
- Edward R. Murrow audio—VE Day
- Audio of Roosevelt's Day of Infamy Speech and Four-Freedoms
Speech
- A personal account by a former kamikaze flier
- World War II image index
- FDR photo gallery
- Hyperlinked timeline, maps, and glossary of key terms
More critical praise for the print...
This is material for provoking a higher
level of research or classroom discussion. Students could read it
as a text, as well as using it as a research resource.
VOYA, October 1999
A useful resource for high school and undergraduate
instructors. More advanced scholars will find it handy as a quick
reference source.
Journal of Military History
...this one book could be used to teach
a class on the Second World War.... this is an important study because
of [this].... I recommend the work.
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